tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post4786340373571235431..comments2018-03-17T08:38:36.568-07:00Comments on Civil War Books and Authors: Review of Bennett - "RESOLUTE REBEL: General Roswell S. Ripley, Charleston's Gallant Defender"DW@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-38035030563303838662017-07-30T10:34:58.137-07:002017-07-30T10:34:58.137-07:00Rodes, not Rhodes. Darn that auto correct feature!...Rodes, not Rhodes. Darn that auto correct feature!John Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891366329246256570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-60801314478898110312017-07-29T11:57:42.165-07:002017-07-29T11:57:42.165-07:00Will do, Ted. Enjoyed it very much. One indexing i...Will do, Ted. Enjoyed it very much. One indexing issue. Though references to Roswell Ripley are sprinkled in the Jordan book, the index has only one page reference (p. 197) and that is to a Robert Ripley. As Ripley and Robert Rhodes are mentioned together in the same sentence on that page, the bleary eyed indexer juxtaposed their first names. Sorry to be picayune, but like you I am a recovering John Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891366329246256570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-82998725123625227962017-07-28T14:15:39.572-07:002017-07-28T14:15:39.572-07:00John, I hope you will leave a review on the Unholy...John, I hope you will leave a review on the Unholy Sabbath volume. It helps a lot. <br /><br />Thanks. <br /><br />TedTPShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07613663983162109098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-64949949161915061822017-07-28T12:44:02.483-07:002017-07-28T12:44:02.483-07:00I had to google it to make sure it really was what...I had to google it to make sure it really was what I thought it was (turns out it wasn&#39;t, but close enough!). Pretty lame but the only counter I could think of off the cuff.DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-63502406397479730142017-07-28T12:41:35.516-07:002017-07-28T12:41:35.516-07:00Yes, he discusses that at some length in the book ...Yes, he discusses that at some length in the book and considers it Ripley&#39;s worst performance of the war.DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-38789936242259259092017-07-28T11:10:20.129-07:002017-07-28T11:10:20.129-07:00Just finished Unholy Sabbath by Brian Jordan. His ...Just finished Unholy Sabbath by Brian Jordan. His account of Ripley at South Mountain raises serious questions about Ripley&#39;s competence there. Ribley&#39;s brigade essentially marched itself out of the fight at Fox&#39;s Gap where the Confederates desperately needed his help. No wonder D.H. Hill was so upset. John Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891366329246256570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-15584881837661058622017-07-27T17:10:01.406-07:002017-07-27T17:10:01.406-07:00You are showing your age with &quot;high ball.&quo...You are showing your age with &quot;high ball.&quot;<br /><br />--tpsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-78573578660610108092017-07-27T09:02:11.914-07:002017-07-27T09:02:11.914-07:00In current terminology, &quot;likes&quot;...In current terminology, &quot;likes&quot;... John Foskettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-41439284931608661972017-07-27T08:13:02.346-07:002017-07-27T08:13:02.346-07:00By a spent high ball no less.By a spent high ball no less.DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-17447542181656134862017-07-27T06:54:47.547-07:002017-07-27T06:54:47.547-07:00Drew: Thanks for yet another review which gives a ...Drew: Thanks for yet another review which gives a prospective buyer what he/she needs to know. I couldn&#39;t help noticing your discussion about the author&#39;s treatment of Ripley&#39;s fondness for alcohol in light of your prior statement that he was &quot;shot in the neck&quot; at Antietam. (:John Foskettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-27059767113686361922017-07-26T14:24:32.857-07:002017-07-26T14:24:32.857-07:00I am just finishing this for a review in Civil War...I am just finishing this for a review in Civil War News, and my views match yours almost entirely. TPShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07613663983162109098noreply@blogger.com